Kenneth Dodds studied history at Leicester and Durham Universities and taught in six secondary schools in Northern England and the west of Scotland. Before and after retiring, he taught Spanish to ...view moreKenneth Dodds studied history at Leicester and Durham Universities and taught in six secondary schools in Northern England and the west of Scotland. Before and after retiring, he taught Spanish to adults. In 2001 he published Western Designs: A History of the British in Central America. He visits Northwest Ireland regularly and writes history articles for the Donegal Annual. The Stranded Tribe, a novel about Donegal and Ireland, 1895–1922, was published in 2012. He lives and walks with his wife in the Yorkshire Dales but travels regularly to Spain and other warm countries.view less